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Shutter Terminology: Hardware
 
  		•  Control Bar/Tilt Bar Used to open and close operable louvered shutters. A false control bar can be used on fixed louvered shutters to give the appearance of operable louvered shutters.
  		• Copper Capping Mounted across the top rail of the shutter, this prevents water from seeping into the wood.
  		• Hand Forged Hardware that has been wrought by a blacksmith, using the colonial method of hammering each individual piece to shape, by hand.
  		• Hinges Hardware that mounts to the shutter, that allows it to be attached to the window hardware.
  		• Lag Mount Standard mounting option when mounting into a masonary face.
  		• Offset The distance from the face of the casement to the outermost surface of the structure.
  		• Pintles The pins on which the hinges swing. The pintles are mounted to the structure. We offer pintles in various configurations, to match different installation situations.
  		• Plate Mount An early Holdback mounting option usually seen on frame homes, does not require structural member backing.
  		• Show Hinges Hinges arranged to mount so as to be visible when the shutter is in the open position.
  		• Shutter Holdbacks A piece of hardware that is used to hold back open shutters. The Philadelphia Shutter Company offers many different design options to compliment your taste and the style of your home. Also refered to as 'Dogs'.
  		• Sill Mount A Holdback mounting option in which the arm fastens to the sill and extends the Hold-Back to shutter.
  		• Slide Bolts Hardware used to keep shutter in closed positon.
  		• Throw The measure of the horizontal movement of the edge of the shutter as it swings from the open to the closed postion.
  		• Traditional Hardware Wrought steel, period-style hardware authentic to the American achitecture of the industial revolution.




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